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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
"Covid a huge opportunity to prepare for next 25 years "- Shri Piyush Goyal
"Atma Nirbhar Bharat" mission is about engagement with the world from a position of strength - Shri Goyal
India’s economy back on track - Shri Piyush Goyal
India believes in Multilateral free and fair trade - Shri Goyal
“Covid has given India a huge opportunity to prepare for next 25 years," said Shri Piyush Goyal, while speaking at a media conclave in New Delhi today.
The Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution said that India's economy is fully back on track with the indicators showing great results.
He said that exports are at an all-time high with almost Rs 235 Billion dollar already achieved in just 7 months. GST collections were touching Rs 1.3 lacs cr and PMI for Services was at a decadel high. Valuations in Industry are great.
He said that lockdown gave us the time to ramp up the capabilities and capacities to tackle the pandemic like no other country. He said that from PPE kits to Vaccines we have found solutions relevant to India. World is looking towards India.
Shri Goyal said that this huge bounce back has been due to an extraordinary leadership at the top.
Regarding Atma Nirbhar Bharat, Shri Goyal said that the mission is about engagement with the world from a position of strength.
“It's not about closing all imports. It's a holistic programme targeting the benefits for 1.3 Billion people. It will create capacities for the future,” he said.
Shri Goyal said that India believes in Multilateral free and fair trade. “We believe in strengthening the capacities and quality of Indian products. PLIs have been introduced in 13 sectors. Imports happen wherever some domestic capacity is not there. But we are working towards making India Atma Nirbhar and upscaling capacities in India,” he said.
Shri Goyal added that the world now sees India as an emerging super power and recognizes it as a trusted business partner. He said that we are going through engagement with the world through FTAs, balanced and fair equitable agreements. “Huge opportunities are emerging for India in the fields that would create employment opportunities along with growth,” he said.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister calls for expediting online cybercrime reporting portal
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh today cautioned against the new challenges being posed by crimes in the cyberspace and called for effective measures to improve cyber security. In a review meeting in the Ministry of Home Affairs, he expressed concern over the misuse of social media for illegal activities and directed to strengthen the capabilities of law enforcement agencies to be able to meet the challenges posed by it.
Shri Rajnath Singh appreciated the efforts made in expediting security clearance for proposals in sensitive sectors and noted with satisfaction that the average duration for the clearance of a proposal has come down to 53 days compared to 120 days four years ago. He directed to further reduce the clearance time by making use of online systems in coordination with administrative Ministries for processing the proposals. This would further improve efficiency and monitoring.
While expressing concern over rising misuse of internet for circulating child pornography and other obscene material, the Home Minister directed to expedite the launch of online cybercrime reporting portal. This will enable affected people in States/Union Territories to lodge complaints which will be investigated by the respective law enforcement agencies and action taken for removal of such content.
Shri Rajnath Singh called for greater vigilance against evolving cyber threats and called for regular cyber auditing of IT infrastructure of all organisations under MHA. He directed for upgradation and updation of National Information Security Policy and Guidelines  for the government sector. He also expressed concern over financial frauds being committed on gullible public by phone call fraudsters and stressed on increasing public awareness and strengthening of institutional framework for checking such frauds.
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Union Home Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba and senior officials of MHA were present.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP operation during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 continuing smoothly in Punjab, Haryana, UP, TN, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, J&K and Kerala; About 10.09 lakh farmers have already been benefitted
Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes as was done in previous seasons.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, UP, TN, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, J&K and Kerala with purchase of over 116.66 LMTs of paddy upto 21.10.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 90.76 lacMT showing an increase of 28.55 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 116.66 Lac MT, Punjab alone has contributed 75.11 Lac MT which is 64.38 % of total procurement. About 10.09 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 22026.26 crore at MSP rate of Rs 18880 per MT.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 43.24 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 21.10.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 883.34 MT of Moong and Urad having MSP value of Rs.6.36 Crores benefitting 862 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Haryana. Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs. 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Cotton procurement operations under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Till 21.10.2020, a quantity of 272136 cotton bales valuing Rs.76821.02 lakh has been procured benefitting 53181farmers.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal to inaugurate 2-day PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit to be held in Varanasi
The Indian Waterways Authority of India , under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India is organizing the ‘PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways Summit’ on 11th - 12th November, 2022. The summit to be held at the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul  Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh will bring about greater awareness about the PM Gati Shakti National Masterplan with focus on infrastructure development in the waterways.
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways will also unveil the Inauguration Stones  & Foundation Stones  of Community Jetties on NW-1  at Ravidas Ghat, Varanasi before the Summit.
Speaking about the PM Gati Shakti National Masterplan and the Multimodal Waterways Summit, Shri Sonowal said, “The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is committed to the idea of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayaas. The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan  is a transformative approach for improving logistics efficiency and reducing logistics cost to ensure first and last mile connectivity for seamless movement of people and goods. MOPSW had identified 101 projects estimated to cost around Rs. 62,627 crore under GatiShakti NMP which are aimed to be completed by 2024, while the target for the nine high-impact projects costing Rs. 1,913 crore is by the end of this fiscal year.”
Shri Sanjay Bandopadhyaya Chairman, IWAI said, “The Summit will provide a networking platform for key stakeholders from central government and state governments, industry and think tanks to share and discuss the national master plan. Senior officials from relevant Ministries and departments, Port authorities, sector experts and stakeholders from the private sectors will be in attendance.”
The PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, aims at providing Multimodal connectivity infrastructure to various SEZs and enhancing logistical efficiency. The plan aims to integrate the implementation of all existing and proposed infrastructure development initiatives to support faster and efficient movement of people and goods. A smooth and efficient logistics system serves as the backbone of development and will be a key factor in achieving ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
India signs 200 million US Dollar Loan Deal with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission  for 315 districts across all states/UTs
The Government of India signed a loan deal worth $ 200 million with the World Bank today for the National Nutrition Mission . The loan would help the Government of India in achieving its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022.
The POSHAN  Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister on 8th March 2018 at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
A large component of POSHAN Abhiyaan involves gradual scaling-up of the interventions supported by the ongoing World Bank assisted Integrated Child Development Services  Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project  to all districts in the country over a 3-year period. The loan approved today will support the first phase scale up to 315 districts across all states and union territories .
With a focus on improving the coverage and quality of ICDS nutrition services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 3 years of age, the project will include investments in improving the skills and capacities of ICDS staff and community nutrition workers, instituting mechanisms of community mobilization and behavior change communication, strengthening systems of citizen engagement and grievance redress and establishing mobile technology based tools for improved monitoring and management of services for better outreach to beneficiaries during the critical 1,000 day window for nutrition impact. The project will additionally ensure convergence of all nutrition related schemes and provide performance based incentives to states and community nutrition and health workers, facilitating a focus on results.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Craft Clusters Identified under USTTAD
Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development  scheme was launched on 14th May, 2015 to preserve the rich heritage of traditional arts/crafts of minorities. The scheme aims at capacity building and updating the traditional skills of master craftsmen/artisans, documentation of identified traditional arts/crafts of minorities, set standards for traditional skills, training of minority youths in various identified traditional arts/crafts through master craftsmen, and develop national and international market linkages.
Ministry has engaged institutions of national repute namely, National Institute of Fashion Technology , National Institute of Design  to work in various craft clusters for design intervention, product range development, documentation of identified crafts, set standards of identified crafts, conduct exhibitions and brand building etc. Approx. 49 crafts clusters have been identified so far by the knowledge partner under the USTTAD scheme covering various traditional arts & crafts.
The details of year wise funds allocation and utilization during the past two years under USTTAD scheme has been provided below:
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Financial progress
In Crores
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BE
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RE
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Achievement
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Utilization %
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2019-20
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50
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60
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54.48
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91%
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2020-21
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60
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60
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56.74
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95%
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2021-22
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47
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-
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44.34

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94%
The training component of the scheme was started in the year 2016-17. The number of beneficiaries under the scheme for the year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 are 16,200, 3465 and 3465 respectively, out of which 540 candidates are from the state of Bihar. The training during the last two years could not be conducted due to Covid pandemic.
Further, Hunar Haat is being implemented since 2016-17 as a component of USTTAD scheme. Hunar Haat is an effective platform wherein opportunity is given to artisans/craftsmen and culinary experts from across the country to showcase and market their handicrafts and indigenous products. Hunar Haat is helping in promotion and preservation of languishing traditional arts, crafts and indigenous products which is playing an effective role in the pledge of Swadeshi se Swavalamban’’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ thereby contributing to the objectives of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Hunar Haat has generated employment and employment opportunities for artisans, craftpersons and associated persons and has further strengthened their market linkages. So far, more than 8 lakh artisans, craftsmen and people associated with them have benefitted through various Hunar Haats organized by the Ministry.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No.80/2021 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No.74/2021-Customs, dated 16th September, 2021 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 8th October, 2021, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
SCHEDULE-I
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Sl.
No.
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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1.
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Australian Dollar
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55.75
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53.40
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2.
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Bahraini Dinar
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204.95
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192.40
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3.
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Canadian Dollar
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60.55
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58.40
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4.
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Chinese Yuan
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11.80
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11.45
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5.
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Danish Kroner
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11.85
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11.40
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6.
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EURO
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88.10
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84.95
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7.
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Hong Kong Dollar
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9.80
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9.45
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8.
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Kuwaiti Dinar
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256.50
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240.25
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9.
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New Zealand Dollar
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53.20
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50.85
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10.
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Norwegian Kroner
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8.90
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8.55
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11.
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Pound Sterling
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103.40
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99.95
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12.
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Qatari Riyal
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21.15
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19.70
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13.
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Saudi Arabian Riyal
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20.60
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19.35
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14.
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Singapore Dollar
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56.05
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54.15
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15.
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South African Rand
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5.15
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4.85
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16.
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Swedish Kroner
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8.65
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8.35
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17.
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Swiss Franc
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82.30
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79.10
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18.
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Turkish Lira
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8.70
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8.15
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19.
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UAE Dirham
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21.05
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19.75
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20.
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US Dollar
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75.70
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74.00
SCHEDULE-II
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No.
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Foreign Currency
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Rate of exchange of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
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1.
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Japanese Yen
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68.40
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65.95
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2.
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Korean Won
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6.50
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6.10
Ministry of Culture
More than 5 crore Tiranga selfies uploaded on the Har Ghar Tiranga website
This is indeed a special moment of outpouring of the collective expressions of love and connect for the motherland: Sh. G. Kishan Reddy
In a stupendous achievement, more than 5 crore Tiranga selfies have been uploaded on the Har Ghar Tiranga website.
As India embarks on it’s 76th year of Independence wrapping up the 75 week countdown to 15th August, 2022 was the Har Ghar Tiranga initiative of the Government driven by the nodal Ministry for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav; the Ministry of Culture.
The initiative dedicated to fostering deeper personal connect with the Tiranga requested Indians everywhere to display the flag at home or their place of work as a commitment to the cause of nation building during Amrit Kaal 
The programme conceived in a hybrid format envisaged a physical & emotional connect with the flag itself in the personal context and also envisaged a collective celebration and amplification of patriotic fervour through the act of uploading a selfie on the special website created for this initiative. .
Earlier in the morning in his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi had remarked that in the last few days, we saw and experienced a new force that was the renaissance of collective conscience and the revival of this collective conscience is the biggest treasure of the country and is like nectar that emerged through the years of the struggle for freedom.
The Hon’ble Prime Minister had given a call on July 22, 2022 to join the Har Ghar Tiranga' movement by hoisting or displaying the national flag at homes.
The achievement of 5 crore Tiranga selfies has been achieved this afternoon at around 4 pm thanks to the participation of everyone across India and the world celebrating this special moment in India’s history. The commemoration of 75 years of independence started on 12 March 2021 as a 75-week countdown to 15th August, 2022 and will continue till 15 August, 2023.
Reflecting on the milestone, Minister of Culture, Tourism and DoNER, Shri Kishan Reddy said, “5 crores Tiranga selfies reflect the collective commitment of duty-bound Indians to keep the Nation first and always first. Thank you, India. This is indeed a special moment of outpouring of the collective expressions of love and connect for the motherland. I wish everyone a very Happy Independence Day!”
He also indicated that as a buzz creation activity, the website also allowed people to digitally ‘pin a flag’ at a location based on their IP. This feature saw a huge draw with pan India and global participation crossing 5 crore + pins.
Prime Minister Modi in his Independence Day speech to the nation also said "I urge the youth to dedicate the next 25 years of their lives to the development of the nation. We will work towards the development of the entire humanity. That is the strength of India.”
5 crore selfies with the flag is a testimony to 5 crore promises to keep India at the top and to make India the Supreme Nation.
Ministry of Defence
PASSING OUT PARADE - SPRING TERM 2021 HELD AT INDIAN NAVAL ACADEMY ON 29 MAY 21
In a spectacular Passing out Parade  held at Indian Naval Academy , Ezhimala, on Saturday, 29 May 21, 152 trainees comprising Midshipmen of 100 INAC, cadets of 30A Naval Orientation Course  and 32 Naval Orientation Course  passed out with flying colours, marking the culmination of their ab-initio training.
The parade was reviewed by Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command who awarded medals to meritorious Midshipmen and Cadets on completion of the Ceremonial Review. Vice Admiral M A Hampiholi, AVSM, NM, Commandant, INA was the Conducting Officer.
The Presidents Gold Medal for the Indian Naval Academy B. Tech course was awarded to Midshipman Mohit Bhurariya. The other medal winners were as follows: -
 CNS Silver medal for INAC B. Tech Course -. Midshipman Rohit Dagar
 FOC-in-C South Bronze Medal for INAC B. Tech Course-Midshipman Gaurav Kumar
 CNS Gold Medal for NOC  - Cadet Akanksha Mehra
 Commandant, INA Silver Medal for NOC - Cadet Ritika Mishra
 Zamorin Trophy for most promising women trainee - Cadet Vaishali Mishra
The successful trainees marched with their gleaming swords and rifles held in salute, past the Academys Quarterdeck, in Slow March, to the traditional notes of Auld Lang Syne - the poignant farewell tune played by Armed Forces around the world when bidding adieu to colleagues and comrades, for their Antim Pag or final step at the Indian Naval Academy.
Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, AVSM, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command congratulated the trainees on parade for their impeccable turn out, smart drill and movements on parade. The Reviewing Officer emphasised on the core values of duty, honour and courage. He also highlighted that armed forces are the strongest pillar of defence of the country and have to deliver each and every time, whether it be a situation of conflict, escalation by inimical forces on the land or maritime borders or response to COVID pandemic, natural calamity, search and rescue which was witnessed during cyclone Yaas and Tauktae recently.
The Reviewing Officer and other dignitaries shipped the stripes of the passing out trainees and congratulated them for their successful completion of the rigorous training. These officers will proceed to various Naval ships and establishments to further consolidate their training in specialised fields. Stringent precautionary measures instituted by the Academy has helped in accomplishing the challenging goal of training cadets during COVID-19 and successful culmination of the Spring Term 2021 at INA.
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